MPA 1

Terry was learning about an object in the Solar System that is made of frozen gases and solid rock. Which of these objects was she learning about?

• star
• a comet
• a meteor
• a asteroid

Which object in the solar system is made up dust and rock and burns up when entering the Earth's atmosphere

• moon
• comet
• meteor
• asteroid

The Earth is very different from other planets in the solar system because it has the most

• Solid rock
• volcanoes
• liquid water
• high winds

Which of the following best describes Earth's orbital position in our solar system?

• an inner planet
• an outer planet
• outside of the gas giants
• outside of the three smaller planets

A hurricane-type cloud known as the Great Red Spot can be found on which planet?

• Mars
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Uranus

A characteristic of gaseous planets is that they have

• no density
• a density less than Earth's
• a density greater than Earth's
• a density the same as Earth's

How is Saturn different from Earth?

• Saturn is smaller than Earth
• Saturn is closer to the Sun than Earth
• Earth has a moon, while Saturn does not have any moons
• Earth is made mostly of rock, while Saturn is made mostly of gas

According to the Big Bang theory, the universe originated as a

• point where all matter and energy was concentrated
• complete, limitless void without any matter or energy
• complex system of galaxies that has since been expanding
• massive sphere of matter and energy with near-infinite diameter

Which theory is used to explain the formation of the universe?

• the Creation Theory
• the Big Bang Theory
• the Geocentric Theory
• the Heliocentric Theory

The theory that the Earth was the center of the solar system is known as the

• Heliocentric Theory
• Geocentric Theory
• oscillating theory
• big bang theory